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    Best way to lay shower tray

    I’ve removed my bathtub and currently have the hot and cold water pipes coming out of the floor. I’m planning to install a shower tray and a thermostatic shower. However, I’m unsure what to do with the exposed pipes. Should I cut into the floor and move the pipes behind the wall, or would it be...
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    Plasterboard in bathroom

    I’m renovating my bathroom and installing tile backer board on several walls where tiles were removed. These walls are in and around the shower. There are two other adjoining walls with moisture resistant plasterboard. Should I remove the plasterboard from these walls as well, or can I leave...
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    Do I need to replace moisture resistant plasterboard?

    I’m renovating my bathroom and installing tile backer board on several walls where tiles were removed. These walls are in and around the shower. There are two other adjoining walls with moisture resistant plasterboard. Should I remove the plasterboard from these walls as well, or can I leave...
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    can I adapt a 3 way shower mixer to a dual? Accidentally bought the wrong one!

    Hi there, Can anyone help? Our plumber due later this week and I've just realised (being a total layperson and also in a complete babybrain moment) that I bought the incorrect thermostatic shower valve! This is the product I have...
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    Shower Diverter Valve Broken, What part do I need?

    Hi, Recently our shower broke. A small threaded valve(?) had completely disintegrated when I went to tighten it after I noticed it was leaking. I'm trying to find a replacement part but I'm not sure exactly what I need. From what I've been able to look at, I think I need something like a...
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    Concealed shower in existing tiles

    Morning guys I want to swap my electric shower for a concealed shower . The wall is tiled . I can get to the pipes under the bath and hopefully go up the stud wall . What is the best way please to complete ?
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    En-suite into a utility room?

    We have purchased a property with a garage conversion containing an en-suite. how straight forward would it be to change this into a utility room containing a sink and washing machine?
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    Concealed shower cartridge removal

    How the f do I get the cartridge out of this shower? I've tried all the pliers, prying, twisting, pulling, praying.
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    Need advice ASAP, shower enclosure leak

    Hi there, I have a trade team working in our en-suite. They have installed a new shower enclosure for us but I’ve had to asked them twice now to redo the sealant at the bottom of the enclosure/tray as it keeps leaking. I’ve now noticed a visible gap on both corners of the enclosure meeting the...
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    Issues with leak in bath grout / mould

    Hi, please can you help? I have a leak that has shown on my living room ceiling in the form of a line (or slight L shape). I have found the culprit in some cracked grouting on the tiles around the bath/shower. I'm happy to sort the grouting, but what do I need to do to resolve underneath...
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    Gaps in cement board around shower tray

    I'm about to install a shower tray onto caperboard, sealed with SBR primer followed by a sand/cement mix to level it off. The walls are 12mm nomoreply cement board. Due to the uneven floors, there's a gap as the floor slopes away (only a small gap though). There is also (due to me messing up...
  12. Gavin Rafferty

    Thermo shower cartridge ( Grohe )

    Hey there, Does anyone know if there’s an alternative to this I can use? Grohe 47450 thermostatic 1/2" cartridge assembly (47450000) they want £70 for the official Grohe one! Thanks
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    Plumbing advice for a novice please

    Hello, I'm in the process of installing two small bathrooms, one above the other, on different floors of my house. I have a few questions about the plumbing configuration: T-section Suitability - Green arrow area has an 110mm screw access cap. Bottom T-section 110mm pipe (indicated by the...
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    Thermostatic shower like cracking a safe

    I had a thermostatic shower installed a couple of years ago. I specifically picked a thermostatic shower because nothing annoys me more than a shower you have to be a safe cracker to be able to get it to a reasonable temperature. but our shower has now become one of these, to the point that I...
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    Waterproofing shower walls

    Hi all, Renovating my first home and I’ve run into an issue. Ordered a load of wall panels for the shower over bath but they turned up damaged. Really need to get moving on the bathroom so looking for other solutions. I don’t think paint alone will cut it and there’s a new partition wall so...
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    Shower arm leaking

    Hi there, Hopefully someone will be able to help me….. I have what I believe is a pura shower arm which has recent started leaking from the fitting which is really no wonder when you compare the weight of the shower arm (let alone the additional weight of the shower head) to the tiny female...
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    Shower on/off dial - how to open?

    The on/off handle fell off my shower. I can hear a screw rattling around inside. I've unscrewed 4 small threaded parts and tried to unscrew the front part off the main body to no avail. Its sat in oil over night which didn't make much difference. I can stick an allen key through one of the small...
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    Stop button on tap

    I am currently converting a van and about to do the plumbing. I bought a tap that extends 1.5m which I am going to use as a shower head. The issue is, I wanted a tap with a stop button but the tap I got has a pause button instead, meaning to stop the flow of water I have to hold down the button...
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    Power Showers from Loft Tanks

    Hi, client having issues running three electic showers from a mains supply (for obvious reasons)... Wondering if anyone had any success running multiple power showers from a large loft tank? I was thinking with a 50 gallon tank it should be able to run three power powers at the same time...
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    Crumbling brick/plasterboard behind leaking shower

    Hi Recently our bathroom shower has been leaking water into the hallway below (just a tiny bit of water randomly not everytime we shower). This happened over a year ago and we had a guy redo the sealant and it stopped. Today I finally got round to redoing the sealant. But as I started to remove...
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